Key Differences
In short — MSI Titan 18 HX outperforms the cheaper Alienware X16 R2 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Alienware X16 R2 is a better bang for your buck.
Advantages of MSI Titan 18 HX Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 18% better in Far Cry 3 than Alienware X16 R2 - 198 vs 168 FPS
Advantages of Alienware X16 R2 Gaming Laptop
- Up to 45% cheaper than MSI Titan 18 HX - $3014.43 vs $5459.0
- Up to 35% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than MSI Titan 18 HX - $17.94 vs $27.57 per FPS
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
FPS
198
100%
Value, $/FPS
$27.57/FPS
65.07072905331883%
Price, $
$5459
55%
FPS Winner
Buy for $5,459 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 75160 minutes ago
Jan 31st, 2024
FPS
168
84.84848484848484%
Value, $/FPS
$17.94/FPS
100%
Price, $
$3014.43
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $3,014.43 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 75161 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile
16 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
189.8 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
515.3 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
Jan 31st, 2024
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
12 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
133.2 GPixel/s
70.17913593256057%
Texel Fillrate
386.3 GTexel/s
74.96603920046576%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Jan 31st, 2024
Core Ultra 9 185H
2.3 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2401
85.6887937187723%
Multi-Core
11484
69.53257447323807%
MSI Titan 18 HX Gaming Laptop | vs | Alienware X16 R2 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Release Date | Jan 31st, 2024 |
| Core i9-14900HX | CPU | Core Ultra 9 185H |
| GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile |
| 16 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| N/A Storage | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
3840x2160 | Resolution | 2560x1440 |
| 120 Hz | Refresh Rate | 240 Hz |
| 18" | Screen Size | 16" |
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